Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-06
ROYALL--AYLETT.
A WEDDING OF UNUSUAL BRILLIAEcY
AT 81. PAULs CHURcH.
A Description Of the Ceremony The Names
Of the Maids, eroomsmsn, and ushers-
Reception After the Ceremony.

OF the MaldS, cI0omSp1onf bHo SsnefS
Reception After the Ceremony.
At 81. Paul's church last evening Mr..
william L. Royal and Miss Judith Page
Aylett were married. The affair was one
Of the most brilliant ever witnessed In this
city.
Two hours before the ceremony people
on foot and in carriages fiocked to the holy
edifice, which was soon crowded.
In the body OF the church the pews on
either side Of the middle aisle, from chancel
to door, were filed with the elite OF fash
ionsble society, all In evening dress. The
ladies' gowns were almost every hue-red,
pink, blue, cream, black, white-and
looked down upon frora the gallery the
scene partook OF richness and splendor
rarely seen bere In public.
About 0 O'Clock Professor Reinhardt.
who had been entertaining the company
with various airs, struck up Mendelssohn's
"Wedding March, The doors were
thrown open, and the wedding corfege en-
tered the church and proceeded to the
cbancel-rall.
First came the groomsmen--three abreast
IN front, followed by two pairs.
The bride, with downcast eyes and slow,
measured steps, followed alone. She was
dressed in cream. colored faille, duchess
lace drapery and corsage garniture, and
superb duchess.lace veil, caught in the hair
with a diamond pin and falling over and
down TO the end OF the long court train.
Ornaments, diamonds-the gift OF the
groom. She held her hands In front OF her.
and carried an encased Prayef-Book and
Hymnal. The case was Of white kid, and
one side bore her monogram In gold letters.
After the bride came the bridesmaids
two by two-all attired in white tulie, With
white watered-sllk bodices. and in their
hands each carried an exquisite bouquet OF
roses-four OF pink and four dark red.
Closing the procession were the ushers.
who during the ceremony stood In the aisle
near and facing the chancel.
As she approached the altar the bride
was met by the groom, who, with the first
groomsman, Mr.. Scott, had entered by the
door leading into the ehancel.
The couple were married by Rev. DIR.
Ninnigerode, who read the service In an
impressive manner. To the usual question,
"Who giveth this woman TO be marriedI"
Colonel w. II. Ayett, OF King William
county, responded.
When the ceremony was concluded the
bride and g. Dom led the recessioeal. the
first maid and first groomsman, and so on,
following, the ushers bringing up the rear.
WATERS.
Bridesmaids Miss Helen Rutherford, OF
GoocbIand county; Miss May Carter, OF
Baltimore; Miss Gwendolin Caldwell, OF
New York; Miss Mamie Dickinson, OF
New York; and Misses Boxie Scott, Otey
cullen. and LIZZIE Myers, Of this city.
Groomsmen: Mcssrs. Winfield Scott,
John Rutherford, II. G. Dulaney, Corbin
Warwick, A. Sale Watkins, Frank Dayen'
port, William Massey, and Page McCarly.
Ushers Messrs. Charles Boiling, II. B.
Hudgins, A. B. Guigon, Carter w. Branch,
James ID. Patton, Wyndbam Boiling,
Charles Workman, and George Bryan.
THE RECEPTION.
After the ceremony at the church an
elegant reception was given the bri'lal
party from o 10 12 at the residence OF the
brides sister, Mrs. Thomas Boiling.
The table was beautifully decorated, and
in the centre stood the wedding cake pre-
sented Miss Aylett by three of the English
friends Of Mr.. Royal. The model OF 1t Is
that OF the cake at the wedding OF Princess
Beatrice and the Prince OF Battenberg, and
weighs sixty pounds. On the upper side
Of IL Is a miniature tree under which lies a
buck. (Nir. Royal is Familiarity called
"Buck" Rovall) The cake was made In
this city by PizZlni.
Mr.. ROYALL.
The groom is a son OF Rev. j. j. Royal,
a Presbyterian clergyman OF Fauquler
county, and grandson OF Chief.
Justice Marshall. During the war he was
a private IN Company A, Ninth Virginia
cavalry, and for some time detailed as scout,
because Of his knowledge Of the country
north Of the Rappahannock river. In
March, 1864, while In the enemy's lines
doing scout duty, he was wounded and
taken prisoner. Just al that time General
Fitzpatrick. commanding the Union cavalry
In that quarter, had issued an order that
the first bushwhacker that was caught
should be tried by court-martial aud shot.
He was taken 10 Grove church, In Fau.
quier county, where the Second New York
and Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry were
in camp. The edifce had been erected by
MIR. Royalrs father and grandmother, and
his father had preached there for twenty
wears, The prisoner was tried by drum
lionel Bryan, Of the Eighteenth Pennsylya-
nial, on the charge OF being bushwback-
er. and acquitted. The verdict was "a surprise
to the accused, and when the court
adjourned he asked the officer commanding
the squad that had caught him how 1t had
come about. The officer, who was mem.
Der OF the cOurtmartial, replied that nc had
made the acquaintance OF Royals mother
and sisters, whose home was only two
miles from the church, and that he had
promised the mother that II the son ever
fell INTO his hands be would see tnat he was
properly treated; that the court would cer-
tainly have convicted him had he (the Off
cer) not taken the prisoners side and used
his influence with the balance OF the court.
This officer was a lieutenant in the Second
New York cavalry, and Mr.. Royal has
never seen him since that day.
Mr.. Royal is prominent member OF the
Richmond bar, and man Of marked abili-
ty. He Is counsel here for most OF the
English holders OF Virginia securities.
MISS AYIETT.
The bride is q fascinating and accom-.
plished woman, and an acknowledged lead
or in fashionable society. She is the
daughter Of the late Patrick Henry Aylett
(who was killed some years ago at the Capi.
tol disasterl and Il great.granddaughter OF
Patrick Henry.
Mr.. Royal and his bride will spend their
honeymoon in New York.
Among the guests at the ceremony we're
Governor Lee and his wife.
Manchester News Notes.
Mr.. Benjamin b. Owen, Jr., and bride
(nee yadeD) have returned, and are board
ing with Mr.. George Gary.
The funeral Of Mr.. w. c. Rice's interest
ing little daughter Viola took place from
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